Miner&#39;s candlestick.



No. 802,799; PATENTBD 00124, 1905. 1 w OONKLIN MINERS GANDLESTIOK.

APPLICATION FILED MARIE, 1903.

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TOM WILLARD CONKLIN, OF MULLAN, IDAHO.

IVIINERS OANDLESTIOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 24 1905.

Application filed March 18, 1903. Serial No. 148,376.

To (IbZ Z whom it may concern;

Be it known that l, ToM WVILLARD (JoNKLIN, of Mullan, in the county of Shoshone and S ate of Idaho, have invented a new and useful linprovement in Miners Candlesticks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in candlesticks or holders intended more especially for use in mining. its object being to provide a candlestick which will be simple, consists of few parts, one which cannot become clogged with dirt, &c., and one in which the necessary parts can be locked in either their open or closed section.

My invention consists in certain novel features of construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described. and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improvement, showing the parts in their open position and ready for use. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the parts closed. Fig. 4: is a detail perspective of the smaller end of the handle. Fig. 5 is a transverse section on line 0 m of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a detached view of the spring-latch. Fig. 7 is a view of the screw-bolt which holds the spike, hook, and latch in position.

A is the handle, which consists of a plate of iron bent to the shape shown, the front ends of the side members A A of the smaller portion being joined by a bridge or tie a, which is secured to said side members at their lower edge. One of the side members A extends back in a straight line to the point where it begins to curve outwardly to form the loop portion, while the other side member A is made with an offset a as shown in Fig. 4. The member A is provided at a suitable point on the lower edge of its inner face with a ledge or shelf a, the purpose of which will be more fully set forth.

B is the hook, which is pivoted between the ends of the handle just in the rear of the offset a and the spike (I is pivoted between the said ends by the same pivot which secures the hook B in place. The spike C is of such thickness that. it fits snugly between the extreme ends of the side members and when opened rests upon the bridge-piece or tie a. The hook B is made of iron or steel and has a lug b projecting from one face just above its pivot over the top of the rear end of spike C when said spike is in its open position.

The upper end of hook is curved and pointed, as shown at b.

D is the candle-holder proper, which consists of asplit spring-ring. having attached to one edge of the split an integral projection (Z, which overlaps the opening in the side and is then bent at approximately a right angle to form an arm cl, which is joined to the body of the hook B on the face opposite to that from which the lug 6 projects. It is preferable that the hook Band the candle-holder D, with their connecting parts. be made integral.

E represents a spring-latch suitably secured at one end to the outer face of A, near its end. Said latch is provided with the lips c and e, which lit over the upper and lower faces, respectively, of A, while projecting vertically from the upper edge of said latch is the extension of linger-piece a a is a shelf or ledge projecting inwardly from the lower edge of the inner face of A. The inner or butt end of the spike O is reduced, as shown at c. The lips of the latch E project over the upper and lower faces of the end of A and beyond the inner face thereof, so that the spike C, it being of the same vertical thickness as that of the end of A and A, will be held or locked against vertical movement when it is in either its opened or closed position.

When the device is closed and not in use, the parts occupy the position shown in Fig. 2, the pointed end of the spike being within the curved portion of the handle and the rear portion of said spike resting on the curved portion I) of the hook B, the pointed end of which rests upon the ledge or shelf a, thus preventing said hook from coming in contact with any external object. By pivoting the hook B within the offset portion of A said hook is permitted to fold downwardly and lie beside the body portion of the spike. The arm (Z will also rest upon the upper face of A and prevent downward movement of the hook B should the ledge or shelf (0 become broken off. Now to open the parts to the position shown in Fig. 1 the spring-latch is pushed or pulled outwardly by the finger-piece (2- and the pointed end of the spike G and the hook B lifted until the hook reaches its vertical position. The pointed end of the spike is then swung forwardly. when it will strike the beveled edges of the lip c, which is substantially triangular in shape with the apex to the rear. The forward movement of the spike is continued and will then force the said lip outwardly and permit the spike to pass the same and be swung downwardly until it rests upon the bridge or cross-piece a, whereupon the latch will swing back into place and securely lock the spike in its open position. This actionthat is, the automatic throwing of the spring-latch-also takes place when the spike is being thrown to its closed position by the rear end of said spike striking the lower lip e, which is similar in shape to lip e. The rear or butt portion of the spike will abut the lower edge of lug 7), which prevents the said rear end from moving upwardly, and at the same time the rear end of the spike prevents the hook from folding backwardly within the handle, said hook being prevented from moving forwardly beyond its vertical position by the offset a and the arm d, which rests upon the upper face of A It will thus be seen that the spike and the hook, which carries the candle-holder proper, coact to lock each other in their open position. It will also be seen that I provide a device which can be used according to the varying conditions usually found in mines. Thus the spike may be stuck into the walls or timbers of the mine, or the hook may be hung upon a ledge of rock or upon a timber, thus always holding the candle in an upright position. The candle can also be carried when the device is in the closed condition illustrated in Fig. 2, and this is extremely desirable at timesfor instance, when a person climbing a ladder desires to use the light of the candle.

lVhen the device is closed, it can be easily carried in the pocket without danger of the pointed portions injuring the person or tearing the clothes.

It will be observed that I provide an extremely simple device, it being made, preferably, of iron or steel and consisting of but few pieces, which renders it cheap and easily manufactured. I also provide a device which is efficient and locked in either its open or closed position, and as the parts are all open it can: not become clogged by dirt or refuse.

The pivot upon which the spike and the hook swing is a screw-bolt F, which passes through the spring-latch, arm A, spike C, hook B, and screws into the member A".

here the edge of the spike in its respective movements strikes the inclined lips to force them back, notches are made, as shown at 0 and 0 in Fig. 3.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A miners candle stick or holder comprising a handle consisting of a bow and converging side members, a spike pivoted near its rear end between said converging side members, a hook pivoted at one end between the spike and one of the side members, a candleholder joined to one side of the book by an arm projecting across the upper face of th side member, and a spring-latch secured to one of the side members, adapted to lock the spike in its open or closed position.

2. A miners candlestick comprising a handle consisting of a bow and converging side members, one of said side members having an offset portion, a spike pivoted near its rear end between the front ends of the side members, a hook pivoted at one end between the spike and offset side member within the offset portion thereof, a candle-holder secured to the hook by an arm projecting from said hook across the face of the offset side member, and a spring-latch pivoted to one of the side members near its forward end and provided with lips projecting over the upper and lower face of said side member to lock the spike in its open or closed position.

3. A miners candlestick comprising a handle consisting of a bow and converging side members one of which has an offset portion, a bridge connecting said side members at their lower front ends, a spike pivoted near its rear end between the side members, a hook pivoted between the spike and the offset side member within the offset portion thereof, a lug projecting from said hook and adapted to extend over the rear end of the spike when in its opened position, a candle-holder secured to the book by an arm projecting over the upper face of the offset side member, and a spring-latch secured to one of the side members near its end, said latch provided with lips projecting over and beyond the upper and lower faces of said member, to lock the spike in its opened or closed position.

i. A miners candlestick comprising a handle consisting of a bow and converging side members, one of which has an offset portion, a bridge connecting the lower front ends of said side members, a spike pivoted near its rear end between the side members, a hook pivoted between the spike and the offset side member within the offset portion thereof, a lug projecting from one face of said hook and adapted to abut the upper face of the spike when in its opened position, a split-ring candle-holder secured to the hook by an arm projecting across the upper face of the ofiset side member, and a latch secured to one of the side members near its front end and provided with rearwardly-inclined lips projecting over and beyond the upper and lower faces of said member and adapted to lock the spike in its opened or closed position.

5. A miners candlestick consisting of a handle comprising opposingside members, a spike pivoted near its butt-end between said members said butt-end being beveled, and a springlatch rigidly secured at one end to the outer face of one of said side members, said latch consisting of a body portion and rearwardlybeveled lips projecting over and beyond the upper and lower faces of such member forward of the pivotal point of the spike, and the bevel of the lips continued beyond the adjacent side edge of the spike.

6. A miners candlestick consisting of a handle comprising opposing side members, a spike pivoted near its butt-end between said members, said spike having its rear end beveled and provided with notches on its lower edge, and a spring-latch rigidly secured at one end to the outer face of one of the side members forwardly of the pivotal point of the spike and providedwith rearwardly-beveled lips projecting over and beyond the upper and lower faces of said member, such rearward bevel being continued beyond the adjacent side edge of the spike.

7 A miners candlestick comprising ahandle consisting of a bow portion and converging side members, a spike pivoted near its rear end between the side members, one of said side members having an offset portion, a hook pivoted at one end between the spike and the offset side member within the offset portion thereof, a split-ring candle-holder secured to said hook by an arm projecting over the upper face of the offset side member, a spring-latch secured to one of the side members and provided with lips projecting over and beyond the upper and lower faces of said side member to lock the spike in its opened or closed position, and a ledge or shelf projecting inwardly from one side of the bow portion of the handle to receive and form a guard for the end of the hook.

TOM WILLARD CONKLIN. Witnesses:

FRED L. TAFT, W. D. GREENOUGH. 

